thank you @qam2112. :) this has happened to me once before.. something like 8,000 views and maybe 85 upvotes? :P i chalk it up to the platform being new and shares being most successful outside of steemit. i do hope steemit grows and improves in this way - it would be neat to be rewarded a bit based on views but rewards/payment aren't the point in sharing this information. so.. it was it is. :) upvotes are nice but they're not why i'm here. ;) thank you so much for reading.